Privacy Policy

Privacy Policy

Last updated: June 2026

Ferment Foundry (fermentfoundry.com) respects your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect, how we use it, and what choices you have. The site is owned and operated by Kenny Nyhus Fadil.

Information We Collect

Information you provide directly: If you contact us via our contact form, we collect your name and email address to respond to your inquiry.

Information collected automatically: When you visit Ferment Foundry, we automatically receive your IP address, browser type, operating system, referring URL, pages visited, and time spent on each page.

Cookies and Similar Technologies

Ferment Foundry uses cookies, web beacons, and similar tracking technologies for the following purposes:

• Strictly necessary: Session cookies and security cookies required for the site to function properly.
• Analytics: Google Analytics 4 collects anonymized usage data. You can opt out via the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on.
• Advertising: We may display advertisements from third-party ad networks including Google AdSense, Media.net, and Ezoic. These networks may use cookies, web beacons, and other technologies to serve personalized ads based on your browsing activity across different websites.
• Affiliate: Amazon Associates and other affiliate programs use cookies to track referrals. These cookies typically expire within 24 hours and do not collect personal information.

How Google AdSense Uses Your Data

Ferment Foundry uses Google AdSense to serve advertisements. Google AdSense uses cookies (including the DoubleClick DART cookie) and web beacons to serve ads based on your prior visits to this website and other websites.

You may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google’s Ads Settings. You can also opt out of third-party vendor cookies by visiting aboutads.info.

Media.net

We may display contextual and interest-based advertisements from Media.net. You can manage your advertising preferences through the aboutads.info opt-out page.

Ezoic

We may use Ezoic as an ad mediation partner. Ezoic may collect and process data about your visit to optimize ad delivery. Ezoic provides a consent management platform for GDPR compliance. See Ezoic’s Privacy Policy.

Amazon Associates

Ferment Foundry participates in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program. Amazon uses cookies to track your visit and attribute purchases.

Third-Party Services

Ferment Foundry uses the following third-party services:

• Google Analytics 4 (analytics)
• Google AdSense (advertising)
• Media.net (advertising)
• Ezoic (ad mediation, where applicable)
• Amazon Associates (affiliate tracking)
• Cloudflare (CDN, DDoS protection, security)
• Email service provider (when you opt in to updates)

Your Rights (GDPR)

If you are a resident of the European Economic Area or the United Kingdom, you have the following rights under GDPR:

• Right to access: Request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
• Right to rectification: Correct inaccurate or incomplete data.
• Right to erasure: Request deletion of your personal data.
• Right to restrict processing: Limit how we use your data.
• Right to data portability: Receive your data in a structured format.
• Right to object: Object to processing based on legitimate interests or direct marketing.

To exercise any of these rights, email [email protected]. We will respond within 30 days.

Your Rights (CCPA)

If you are a California resident, the California Consumer Privacy Act grants you the right to:

• Know what personal information we collect, use, and share.
• Request deletion of personal information we have collected.
• Opt out of the sale of personal information. We do not sell personal information.

To make a CCPA request, email [email protected].

Data Retention

Email correspondence is retained for up to 24 months. Server access logs are retained for up to 90 days.

Children’s Privacy

Ferment Foundry is not directed to children under 13.

Affiliate Disclosure

Some links on Ferment Foundry are affiliate links. We may earn a commission at no extra cost to you. See our Disclaimer for full details.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time.

Contact

Email [email protected] with questions.